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Do political scandals matter in midterm elections?

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong talks with Princeton historian Julian Zelizer about the political scandals that influenced the midterm elections 20 years ago, in 2006. Why did they matter, and might the same happen this year?

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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